GM Wesley So whips opponent FM Salem A R Saleh of UAE to take the 1st place solo lead in their 5th round game of the Dubai Open 2008. Winning 5 games in as many rounds, GM Wesley So is scheduled to play in the side event, Dubai Open Blitz 2008 to happen today and is paired in the first round against untitled Ihsan Jawad of Palestine with a rating of 2156. Click here to view GM Wesley So's list of victims so far in the standard event. Give extra attention to his round 4 victim from Egypt, GM Adly Ahmed. Remember him? the guy who beat Wesley last year on his natal day! Sweet, sweet revenge for us Filipinos!
Standard games to resume tomorrow, April 12 and Wesley will be playing against GM Gagunashvili Merab of Georgia who has a rating of 2553 as to our Wesley's 2540.
Sending our prayers and support to you Wes!
im closely monitoring the games at the dubai open. the sweetest win was over that Egyptian reigning World Junior champion!!! wesley both handled the black pieces in a sicilian encounter. this time, he made it sure he wont be committing a mistake!!! the Egyptian resigned while wesley was starting to gobble-up all his opponents chess pieces!!!!
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